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CalculusSuperchallengeNon-Elementary Integration

Non-Elementary Integration · Superchallenge problem

Let In=∫0π/4tan⁡nx dxI_n=\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/4}\tan^nx\,dx. Since tan⁡nx=tan⁡n−2x(sec⁡2x−1)\tan^nx=\tan^{n-2}x(\sec^2x-1), these satisfy In+In−2=1n−1I_n+I_{n-2}=\dfrac1{n-1} for n≥2n\ge2. Given I1=12ln⁡2I_1=\dfrac12\ln2, find I5I_5.